The church was otherwise dark and musky until an unexpected ray of sunlight pierced the stained glass windows. It supplied the church with plenty of light but not heat. It was "FREEDOM FROM ABOVE", our annual deliverance program.
Pastor Silas, on a black suit and pink tie, stood in the altar, in front of a glass pulpit and preached on repentance. He ranted and raved, gesticulated wildly, preaching with a pious sincerity, pouring out the raw words of God.
The children in the choir-stand fidgeted and whispered as the sermon went on. The old folks in the congregation flicked their eyes towards them all through the sermon with either exasperated expressions or scowls.
